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Designing a ‘Serious’ GameJez Harris, Relentless Software
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Who are Relentless Software?
• Experienced Staff
• Sensible Working Practices
• Social Games
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What is Buzz?
• TV Quiz Show
• Themed Content
• Accessible to All
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• Approached by Government• Supported throughout pre-production• Chance to contribute something worthy• Appropriate for existing framework
• Applicable core values• Easily Adapted• Numerous uses• It’s a game!
Why ‘Buzz!: The Schools Quiz’?
What is ‘Buzz!: The Schools Quiz’?
• Intended for primary school use
• A powerful tool that confirms, updates and reinforces individual knowledge
• ‘Teacher Features’
• Multiple game modes
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What Changed?
• Content
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What Changed?
• Customisation
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What Changed?
• Control
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Initial classroom exposure
Terra Nova SchoolJodrell Bank, Cheshire
Key Challenges
• Delivering the right product
• Working in the classroom environment
• Creating a successful consumer title
• A ‘part time’ project
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A Success?
• Some ‘interesting’ press from The Daily Mail etc.• But…
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A Success?
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